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The brain stem was analysed and the presence of ubiquitin and neuron-specific enolase was detected in 7 cases of sudden infant death and in 12 cases of violent death. The presence of ubiquitin in neurons of 6 children dying suddenly (SID) confirmed other morphological changes connected with chronic hypoxia. In accidental deaths no such findings could be detected. Neuron-specific enolase was observed in mechanicaly damaged axons in 7 cases and no ubiquitin was present in the neurons of this group.
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Bouška, I., Toupalík, P. Immunohistology of the Central Nervous System in Sudden and in Accidental Deaths - A Comparative Study. Pediatr Res 45, 23 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199905020-00091
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199905020-00091